Private health expenditure per person in Niger
Niger: Private health expenditure per person was 46.97 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Private health expenditure per person in Niger, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for private health expenditure per person in Niger is 46.97, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.1% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private health expenditure per person in Niger peaked at 46.97 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.59, in 2000.
That places Niger 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Private health expenditure per person in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.59 | — |
| 2001 | 25.33 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 26.26 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 26.66 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 27.24 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 29.52 | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 30.81 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 30.64 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 30.72 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 31.5 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 32.05 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 32.7 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 31.3 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 29.49 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 29.94 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 34.26 | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 32.69 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 34.84 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 37.05 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 39.54 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 43.19 | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 45.37 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 37.24 | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 46.97 | +26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.23 | 23.59 | 31.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.38 | 29.49 | 39.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.19 | 37.24 | 46.97 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 887.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.251 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private health expenditure per person in Niger?
- Private health expenditure per person in Niger was 46.97 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private health expenditure per person recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 46.97 in 2023.
- What is the lowest private health expenditure per person recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.59 in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for private health expenditure per person?
- Niger ranks 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is private health expenditure per person rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Private health expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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